I learned the ropes of product management (including both strategy and stakeholder management) from a great boss, John Wang, who went on to become CMO for HTC and to found two companies.
Who is your mentor? Who inspires you? How did they help you (intentionally or not)? Discuss.
Speaking of Mentoring...
The Boston Product Management Association runs a Mentorship program connecting senior product people with ones who have a few years under their belts. If you live in the Boston area and want to give advice on how to do the job better, go here.